Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1985 Great Dane Trailers

1GRAP062XFT596952 · Trailer · TRAILER
Champion (dry van)
Carriers run under2
4 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenMar 23, 2026
LA
Last seenJul 27, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 4 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1GRAP062XFT596952
Make
Great Dane Trailers
Model
Great Dane Trailers
Model year
1985
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 12, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1GR

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AP062

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
596952

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
GREAT DANE TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Great Dane Trailers

Prefix basis · 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Champion (dry van)

Sourced label · prefix basis 10,816 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
1985

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
GREAT DANE TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Great Dane Trailers

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 23, 2026 – Jul 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 27, 2026TXII · Walk-around0M&L 1TRANSPORT LLC 3235428QA73KQ/FL
Jul 13, 2026AZII · Walk-around11OOSM&L 1TRANSPORT LLC 3235428QA67UU/FL
Jul 11, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0M&L 1TRANSPORT LLC 3235428QA67UU/FL
Jul 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around1M&L 1TRANSPORT LLC 3235428QA67UU/FL
Jun 27, 2026GAIII · Driver-only6M&L 1TRANSPORT LLC 3235428QA67UU/FL
Apr 11, 2026SCII · Walk-around12OOSGAD LOGISTICS GROUP LLC 4446101QA67UU/FL
Mar 23, 2026LAII · Walk-around5OOSGAD LOGISTICS GROUP LLC 4446101QA67UU/FL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M&L 1TRANSPORT LLC3235428Jun 27, 2026Jul 27, 20265FL
GAD LOGISTICS GROUP LLC4446101Mar 23, 2026Apr 11, 20262FL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
QA73KQFL2M&L 1TRANSPORT LLCJul 27, 2026Jul 27, 20261
QA67UUFL2M&L 1TRANSPORT LLCJun 27, 2026Jul 13, 20264
QA67UUFLGAD LOGISTICS GROUP LLCMar 23, 2026Apr 11, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026